Catrijp

Catrijp

The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Catrijp in the municipality of Bergen (NH.).
Coordinates: 52°43′N 4°41′E / 52.717°N 4.683°E / 52.717; 4.683Coordinates: 52°43′N 4°41′E / 52.717°N 4.683°E / 52.717; 4.683
Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
Municipality Bergen
Population 310

Catrijp is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, and lies about 9 km northwest of Alkmaar.

In 2001, the town of Catrijp had 323 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.09 km², and contained 132 residences.[1]

The name already appears in 1745 as Catryp. This name refers to a strip of land along water, probably water in the dunes. The first part of the name, 'cat' or 'kat', possibly refers to a type of fishing vessel.

References

  1. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2007-01-24.. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.


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